The Surprising Reason Why Samurai Always Carried Two Katana

The samurai in the Edo period(1603~1868), always had two katana swords. But why did they always carry two? Let’s take a look at the different types of katana, and the social system of the Edo period to find out.

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0:00 Let's START!
0:40 The different type of katana
2:38 Why they carried two katana swords
4:54 Today’s conclusion

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[scottwales]

Remember switching to your sidearm is always faster than reloading

[Sircreepingtonth]

"Man, I really need to sleep."
YouTube: You ever wonder why samurai carried two swords?
"... One more video."

[VerycoolEsso]

Because one is for humans and another for monsters.

[rudisauerlich]

Remember: Switching to your wakizashi is always faster than reloading your uchi-katana

[BastardOfTheNorth]

"I never understood why some knights feel the need to carry _two_ swords." Jaime Lannister as he steals the knights other sword

[ndkk]

Meanwhile Miyamoto Musashi was like, I have two swords, I'm gonna use both, you're dumb if you only use one for a specific task. If you die not having used every weapon with you, you fail as a warrior.

[OOTurok]

"Two swords are better than one." *Miyamoto Musashi*

[reychristianacosta]

Very informative and structured. I love how there's a summary at the end. Most educational content in youtube should be like this.

[while.coyote]

I love how this uber-polite, incredibly well-mannered guy who picks every word so carefully, is like, oh, and here is my sword.

[biblesnbarcodes]

Swords are like a brush / All of their strokes are final / They're never undone...
Shogo! ありがとうございます

[bushy]

As a certified weeb with over 20 years of inexperience, I can confirm 2 swords are better than 1 mainly because Miyamoto Musashi said so.

[marekdudek]

“Two is one and one is none” - Navy Seals

[jamesbaker]

I like the fact that you include a closure that restates the essential points to your video lesson.

[itskarl]

Miyamoto Musashi said himself, in the first of his 36 Articles of Swordsmanship, that his use of two swords at once implies nothing significant. It was basically a way to train proficiency in the use of one sword in a single hand, a skill he saw woefully neglected among his peers. It should be noted that he never fought a single duel with more than one weapon, and there is no fighting tradition for dual-wielding in Japanese sword arts either. And indeed, both swords - all, if you include the tanto - are worn on the left, to facilitate drawing with the right hand.

[viltac]

I am from Spain. In my culture, the golden century swordsmen sometimes have two swords. One is the "ropera", long and main sword, and a short sword, or dagger, called "vizcaína". The main sword was used in "common" ways. The second had a brutal use: when the main swords collided, the dagger would slide into the guts of the enemy.

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[darrenskjoelsvold]

It makes sense and I didn't know that this was a question people asked. Even in Europe knights and men at arms carried a sword and a dagger. So having a longer reach weapon and a shorter backup is part of fighting cultures on the other side of the planet too. Very good video and I enjoyed the visuals. Quite informative too.

[Corpusless]

I like the respect he showed by using both the metric and imperial systems.

[stroodlepup]

"using your pistol is faster than reloading"
-some cool british guy

[Thekikoblazko]

I'd love for you to explain why the merchants were the lowest social class in japan, even lower than peasants. I did a bit of research on this for a college practice but it was still confusing.

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